Linux (DevOps) Engineer| Information Technology

Rockefeller University • New York, NY

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About The Position

The goal of Information Technology (IT) is to provide information resources and services to accelerate and support scientific research at The Rockefeller University. Our department is responsible for cyberinfrastructure, high-performance computing, bioinformatics, decision support, data analytics, cybersecurity, and the scientific and administrative software environment at the university. The department is in the midst of a major transition in culture, including the adoption of DevOps and Agile practices, the facilitation of self-service approaches, as well as a 'cloud first' deployment philosophy. Reporting to the Director of Infrastructure, we seek a hands-on Linux (DevOps) Engineer to lead automation, configuration management, and infrastructure modernization efforts at The Rockefeller University. This is a technical, individual contributor role. You will collaborate with a small team and be expected to drive and implement DevOps best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Must have 2 plus years of demonstrated experience using Linux operating system, working knowledge of provisioning and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm), and experience managing CI/CD environments
• Ability to build and maintain code repositories with Git, required.
• Experience with large-scale monitoring and reporting tools (e.g. Nagios, checkmk, ELK, Splunk, Grafana), required
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and related tools, network principles, and protocols (e.g. VMware, Vagrant, Packer.io, TCP/IP, SSH, HTTP(S), DNS, DHCP, SNMP) necessary
• Experience building and installing open-source software with complex dependencies, strong shell scripting, and programming skills for systems administration purposes (two or more of BASH, Python or similar) required
• Excellent organizational skills, prioritize management, Problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills, are required

Nice To Haves

• The ability to coordinate both short and long-term projects, build strong relationships across teams
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Positive, constructive approach with an emphasis on collaboration and good execution, necessary
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructures (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Compute Engine), understanding of Agile/Kanban techniques, preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and advancing Ansible-based configuration management used to support the team’s systems and roles used across multiple teams
• Improving GitLab CI/CD pipelines and supporting the migration to GitLab SaaS
• Managing Docker Swarm clusters and assisting in architecting a replacement.
• Implementing infrastructure automation and improving provisioning processes for physical, virtual, and cloud servers
• Monitoring system health and performance (CheckMK) and advocating for observability best practices
• Other duties and special projects, as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level